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Doug, N0PGQ gave an informative demo on FT8 hunting tips and propagation maps. Various website addresses were shared by Doug to enable us a better sense of active FT8 international stations. We participated in the ARRL Sweepstakes SSB contest amassing 55 QSO’s, including 25 States for 3,850 points. Although the exchange was very complicated, we gained more confidence in communicating vital information which can help in emergency situations. Our Hams & Coffee/Holiday get together was fun as we adapted to the
Meetings are held at the South Tower every Monday night at 6:30 PM. Our club conducts a weekly radio network at 7:00 PM every Monday on the W6LHR Repeater at 147.030 MHz, 167.9 PL. If you are looking for a way to engage in the community and have an interest in amateur radio, please check out the LHARG. We can help with programming handheld radios. For more LHARG information visit our Website, the URL is: lharg.us or email dlehrer72@gmail.com
The Ham bands were packed with operators for the CQ World Wide DX Contest back in October. We had dozens of QSO’s (contacts) with 9 countries, 12 zones and accumulated 1,071 points. Our farthest country was Morocco, 5,979 miles away! Sal, WC6SAL, shared some of his secrets to success on FT8. By varying odd versus even frequencies one could improve chances of successful contacts. Dan, KN6DRN demonstrated how to convert log entries into Cabrillo format for contests. LHARG crewed a table at November’s New Resi